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when it all started. After the surgery was completed with great difficulty, other emergency operations had to be shifted to the other theatre.

"Operation theatres are sterile as any infection from outside can be risky for patient who is under the scalpel. Moreover, there are inflammatory chemicals and electrical equipment which need to be away from water as they can catch fire or result in electric shock," said a doctor.

The OT Technicians Union have been complaining about the roof leakage for a while. "This is a recurring problem, whenever there are heavy rains. But we still face the problem despite informing the administration" said Manoj, president, OT Technicians' Association, PGI.

Sources said as the roof was leaking near the neurosurgery table, no emergency operations were performed and were shifted elsewhere. "However, this shifting affects other surgeries which have been already scheduled resulting in pendency," said a doctor.

The Nehru Hospital is one of the oldest buildings in the PGI complex which has four OT complexes. These theatres have around 30 tables for surgeries. "The leakage was so much that the entire theatre got wet within no time. But as one of the operations was on when the leakage started, it had to be performed," said a doctor.